Kiapu Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Kiapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kiapu (27) may also be a first name.
Kiapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiapu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiapu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiapu is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 91 percent of Kiapu live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 27 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Kiapu is most common in: Hela, where 58 percent are found, Chimbu, where 33 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiapou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Koiyapu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kiayphu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiopu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kyapu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kaijapau | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kiopau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyaspu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koyyapu | 67 | 603 | / |
| Kajjapu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kayyapu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kajyapu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keaoput | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyyappu | 62 | 5 | / |
| Khajjapu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koyyapuu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chijapfu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keopu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Keopou | 55 | 11 | / |
| Chiopu | 55 | 5 | / |
| Cheapu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Șchiopu | 50 | 648 | / |
| Chiophu | 50 | 4 | / |
| Cheaopu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Keopouh | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiapu
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